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Partnering with Industry Since 1919

The Industry Relations Office assists students and employers with the recruiting process for co-op, internship and entry-level positions. Partnerships with industry enhance senior design projects, student organizations, and research collaborations.

Co-op program

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Undergraduate Research

Welcome Alumni and Friends of the College!

The Opus College of Engineering is proud of its more than 10,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate degree holders. Alumni are spread throughout the world, and a series of formal associations help channel their feedback into our research and education programs.

Power electronics, power and energy conversion, electric drives, vehicular power systems, high voltage direct current converters, power electronic transformers, control of renewable energy sources, control of power electronic systems

Faculty Features:

Positive Displacement Compressors

Dr. Margaret Mathison worked with a team of senior design students to rebuild a room air conditioner to run with a newly developed, low-GWP refrigerant alternative in a project sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation. Additionally, Mathison is designing and building a load stand to improve the efficiency of the main power-consuming component in any air-conditioning or refrigeration cycle: the compressors. The load stand will be capable of supplying liquid-vapor mixtures to the compressor at two intermediate pressures, a design unique to Marquette. Read the full article.

The Knuckleball Mystery

Dr. John Borg, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Mike Morrissey, Grad '09, studied the aerodynamics of baseball's most-puzzling pitch for Morrissey's master's thesis. To throw a knuckleball, pitchers dig in their fingernails behind the seam and throw. The knuckleball travels 20 – 30 mph slower than the average fastball. The reduced speed makes the knuckleball harder to hit. Its unpredictable movement leaves even the best hitters and catchers perplexed. Read the full article.